Connection for bath-sprays and the like.



No. 846,905. PATENTEB MAR. 12, 1907..

H. L. BRUEN. CONNECTION ,FOR BATH SPRAYS. AND THE LIKE.

."aPPLIOATION FILED NOV. 22, 1906.

W 9 mm UNITED STATES BRUEN, or ORANGE, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO THE VANT'WOUD RUBBER COMPANY, or NEW YoRIgN. Y.

HENRY L.

PATENT oFFIoE.

CONNECTION FQR BATH-SPRAYS AND THE LIKE.

I Specification of Letters Patent.

hpplioaticn filed November 22,1905. Serial No. 288,593.

Patented March 12, 1907.

- To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that I, HENRY L. BRUEN, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Oran e, in the county of Essexand State of New llersey, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Connections for Bath-Sprays and the Like; and I dohereby declare the followin to be a full, clear, and exact description 0the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same. My invention consists in the novelfeatures hereinafter described, reference being had, to the accompa'nyindrawing, which illustrates one form in whic I have contemplated em'bodying ,my invention, and the said invention is fully disclosed in thefollowing description and claim.

Referring to the drawing, Figure 1 is a erspective view of my improvedconnection or bath-sprays and the like, showing the same detached. Fig.2 is a lon itudinal sectional view of the same, showin 1t attached to areducer or nozzle and also s owing a portion of the rubber tubingattached to the connection. Fig. 3 is a perspective View of theconnection, showing the parts of the device separated; and Fig. 4 is asectional view of a rubber washer or gasket adapted for use with thedevice. Fig. 5 is'a similar view of a washer or gasket having a smallercentral aperture than that shown in Fig. 4.

The object of my invention is to provide a connection for use withbath-sprays and other devices intended to be connected to the spigot ofa bath-tub or washstand so constructed that it' can be readily adaptedfor use with the ordinary reducer or spigot, whatever the size of thespigot may be.

A represents the main body of the connection, which is hollow and isformed of metal, which may be cast or spun or otherwise brought into therequired shape. The upper end of the main body A is provided with asubstantially hemispherical seat (1, having an aperture (1 in thecenter. Below the hemispherical seat a, is a shoulder a, below which isa cylindrical portion a provided with screw-threads, as shown. elow thethreaded portion a the main body is contracted, as shown, the lowerportions tapering to a shoulder a", from which a nipple a", having anenlarged portion a, projects for the attachment of a section of rubbertubing (indicated at B) connected with a bath-spray or any other device.stantially the width of the wall of the rubber tubing, so that when thetubing is in place it forms a substantially flush joint with the wall ofthe main body A, as shown in Fig. 2.

C represents a removable gasket or washer,

which is preferably made of molded rubber in the form shown in thedrawings. The outer flange c of this gasket is shaped substantiallyhemispherically to accurately fit over the s herical seat a of the bodyA, and the centra portion of the gasket is provided with a centralopening 0, having inwardlyextending edges forming a central flange c tosurround and engage a reducer or spigot D, as indicated in F1 2. Thecentral aperture of the gasket is considerably smaller than the centralopening a in the seat a. E represents a metal'cap which has asubstantially hemispherical upper portion 6 of the same curvature as thehemispherical seat a and a central aperture e of substantially the samediameter as the aperture 0/ in the body A. The lower portion of the capE is cylindrical and is internally screw-threaded, as shown at (2 'tofit the threaded portion a of the main body A. r p

In assembling the parts of the device a washer or gasket C, having acentral. aperture of the desired size to fit the reducer D with whichthe bath-s ray or other device is to be employed, is placed upon thehernispherical seat (L of the mainbody, and the cap E is'placed oversaid washer and screwed down upon the main body, as shown in Fig. 2, soas to clamp the entire marginal portion of the washer or gasket betweenthe seat aand the upper part of the cap, as clearly shown in Fig. 2,thus forming a water-tight joint and affording a large amount of surfacefor clamping the gasket in position.

As the main body A is reduced in diameter immediately below the threadedportion a, there is nothin to stop the cap E, as it is screwed on, an itwill be screwed downsufficiently tight to clamp the rubber gasketfirmly, thus insuring a tight joint even though the rubber gasket mavary slightly in thickness. The edges of t e apertures a and e in themain body A and cap E, respectively, are smoothly rounded, as shown inFig. 2, so that no sharp edges are presented .to the rubber, and thespherical seat a also The shoulder a is sub- ICC apertures of differentsizes suitable for spigots or reducers D of varying diameters, asindicated in Figs. 4 and 5, so that when a bathspray or other deviceprovided with this improved connection is sold the connection may bequickly and readily provided with a gasket or washer having a centralaperture of the desired size to fit the spigot or reducers Withwhich itis to be used, or the connection may be provided with one size ofgasket, and additional gaskets having diiierentsized apertures may befurnished with the device, so that the purchaser may select whicheverone may be desired for use.

What'I claim, and desire to secure by Lett'ers Patent, is

A hose connection for bath-sprays and the like comprising a hollow rigidmain body provided at one end with a substantially emispherical wall,having a central aperture therein, and at the other end with a nip- -pleto receive a hose, the lateral walls of said main body being imperforateand provided adjacent to said hemispherical wall with an annularexternally-screw-threaded portion parallel to the axis of said mainbody, a removable gasket ofrubber consisting of a substantiallyhemispherical portion fitting over the hemispherical end wall of saidmain body, and having a central aperture therein of less diameter thanthat of the aperture in said end wall, and a cap consisting of a substantially hemispherical portion to fit over said gasket provided with acentral aperture registering with that of the main body and having anannular flange extending from the edge of said hemispherical portion andinternally screw-tl'ireaded to engage the exterior threaded portion ofsaid main body, whereby the entire marginal portions of said gasket areclamped between the end wall of said main body and said cap,substantially as described;

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

HENRY L. BRUEN.

